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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-09-22

shoulders, his hands tied behind his
back, and his head pushed forward
over the hole. Our feelings at this
| awful moment can better be imagined
than described. but / think we felt
quite as much pity for the two poor
| wretches left alone to listen to what
was going on without that artificial aid
to fortitude which the sight of crowd
sometimes gives, as for their COM
panions on their death seats. Undoubt-
eddy execution by the trenchant Japa-
nese sword is as merciful a death as
can be desired; but the Oriental ma
ture, as if to compensate for this
erring on the side of mercy, counter
balances it by an undue prolongation
of the preparations for death, which is
worse than hundred deaths So in
this case. As the poor fellows knelt
over their holes the executioner slow
~ and deliberately took off his coat
and barred his arms. Then he took
from its silk casing the fatal sword.
examined it fondly and lingeringly
from the the Yasuri me, or filings on
the hilt to keep the grasp from slip
ping. along the Kirinaon, or groove in
the blade, to the point, held it over a
pail while a coolie trickled water
down it, and with great deal of set
Ting of his feet was ready. felt sick
and giddy, but kept my eyes fixed
on the scene. At a sign from the Of
fetal on the camp-stool, the execu-
TONER raised his sword slightly. hard
ly half a dozen inches, and almost be-
fore / could realize it the mans head
was hanging over the hole by single
ligament, and the blood was gushi NC
forth in torrents. I then saw why the ex-
ecutioner had not completely severed
the head; and the wonderful skill of
the Japanese swordsmen, using as they
do the most perfect weapons in the
world, can be imagined in so arrang-
ing the force of the blow that absolute
decapitation does not take place. He
tore the head off and held it toward
the four sides of the square; then he
gave it to a coolie, who roughly
plastered the severed portion with clay
and stuck it on kind of elevated
shelf. In the meantime two coolies
were humping on the back of the
PROSTATE body to hasten the rush of
blood. after which one of the coarse
mats was thrown over it and it was laid
aside had seen enough, and turned
my head away as the executioner, after
wiping his blade with paper, APP
preached the second poor wretch, who
WIS shouting out something at the top
of his voice, whether a confession OF
denunciation of injustice 1 was not
scholar enough to understand. - Gentle
mans Magazine.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-09-22

with the view of determining whether
they did or not belong to the conspiracy.
The conclusion of the court is that they
did.
The court holds that the evidence show
ing that Spies and Schwab, either one or
both of them, gave the bomb that killed
began, into the hands of the person who
threw it was proven beyond per- advent
ure by the uncontradicted testimony
Of the witness Thompson, and
that therefore they aided the
chief participant in the massacre in his
murderous design. Thompson's testimony,
which is dwelt upon in detail in the light
of accompanying facts is regarded as pos
tive and unimpeachable in its character,
while the evidence of the defense upon
the point is of a negative character.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-09-22
oN
GENERAL,

"A traveller announces that there
are nearly thousand synonyms in
in Arabic for donkey.
If the ship-builders accepting the
new naval contracts fail of the guaran-
tee in building the nineteen-knot
cruisers they forfeit $50, 900 on the con-
tract price for every quarter knot; but
for every quarter knot above the guar.
anteed speed they get a premium Of
$50, OOO
-Melodious sounding electric whis.
ties are a novelty, and are said to be
taking the place of electric bells in
France. The whistle is made by fit
ting a small brass tube with suitable
apertures so that it opens against the
spring of suitably-formed communi-
cator.-Bostos Budget.
"A sucking colt at Salem, Ore.
got ,parated from it's mother, and,
becoming frightened started to- run
back and forth in a lane. 1t contin.
ued to run until it became entirely ex-
hausted and fell on it's side It is re-
ported that after it lay a moment in
that position its "eyes popped entirely
out of its head" It had to be killed.
-Dominoes is favorite game with
the blind. The domlnoes are made the
same as usual, except that the disks
on them are sunken further into the
ivory or wood Euchre is often
played with the dominoes by the blind.
Why the blind are particularly partial
to dominoes is because of the quick
ness with which the game can be
played and the ease in distinguishing
the different blocks.
How quick can man wink? Ex-
periments have been going on with an
ingenious machine which shuts over a
mans eye so that the eyelid as il
'winks opens and closes a chrome
graph. So far the quickest wink on
record is about a sixth of second.
This is probably as quick as one can
see to follow any thing, and good
share of conjuring consists in doing a
thing quicker than sixth of second.
There is q genius somewhere in
the South who has made an invention
which will prove valuable. His de-
vice was gotten up to tantalize gnats
and other insects of the season. lie
winds up stiff paper into cones similar
to old-fashioned lamp-lighters, and
saturatcs them with oil of pennyroyal,
sticks them behind his ears in the way
pens are often carried, and claims
that the industrious little birds ara
thus effectually kept away from him.
A man near Lond on recently made
a bet that he could kill, clean. cook
and eat spring chicken in fifteen
minutes. Preparatory to the contest
he secured the chicken and provided
himself with pot of boiling water, q
buchet of cold water, hot skillet, and
| a hot fiat-iron. When time was called
he ierked the chickens head OH, doused
it in a pot of boiling water. slipped the
feathers off. cleaned it, and then laid
the fry fat in the pan, with the Hat
iron on top to cook the upper side. At
the close Of eleven and half minutes
he had the chicken bones beautifully
polished. - Household
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-09-22

AS the Virginia street car rolled
from Cottage street into Virginia. says
the Buffalo Courier, a young woman
motioned the conductor to stop Be-
fore the car had come to a standstill
she stepped off and landed her full
length upon the pavement on her back.
1t seemed to the passengers that she
must have been seriously injured, and,
as she was being assisted to her feet,
one lady with an expression of pity
on her face said: What foolish
woman The injured one straight
ened herself in an instant waved her
broken parasol in threatening man
ner and shouted: when I want
your opinion I'll ask for it.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-09-22
BOLD CAPTAIN KIDD.


Considerable New Light Thrown ON tho
Great Buccaneers Career.
Among self-made men of this coun-
try few take highersIank than Captain
William Kidd. as born in Amer
die, the climate ksOFs not, agreeing
with him.
OF Williams early life little is
known. He is believed to have fol-
lowed the sea from his youth,
and the pertinacity with which he
subsequently followed a rich merchant
vessel serves to strengthen the belief.
From simple sailor he rose to be a
ship-master, and he mastered many. a
ship after he turned pirate. which he
did soon after obtaining a commission
as privateer to cruise against that
numerous and influential class.
While simple privateer he frequently
entered New York habor for the pur-
pose of procuring enlistments. That
he even then contemplated turning
pirate is shown by the fact that he was
intimate with New York aldermen
and was on familiar terms with ward
politicians. At the City Hall. on
Wall street. in the custom-house-
wherSr stealing was being carried
on tlDre INT Kidd be found. consid-
ering their ways in order that he
might act likewise.
When at last Kidd suggested to his
crew that they adopt the black flag
and run the skull and cross-bones up
to the main peak they made no OBJ
lection at all. In fact their previous
EDUCATION in New York politics had
made them eager for any enterprise
that promised plumber So Kidd and
his fellow kids became buccaneers.
and the privateer, Adventure Galley.
was transferred into pirate ship
They carried on both wholesale
and retail business in piracy for some
time, frequently introducing among
captured crews that neat little act in
equilibrium entitled walking the
plank. Captain Kidd, who had keen
sense of the ludicrous used to stand at
the gangway and hand each victim a
cracker as he was about to walk off,
with the facetious remark, ''now 60
and drink The humor of the situ-
alton consisted in the disparity be-
tween the amount they got to eat and
the quantity they were compelled to
drink.
Captain Kidd buried large portion
of his ill-gotten plumber on Gardeners
Island, at the east end Of Long Island,
where it can be found now. At least,
very little of it has been taken away
up to date. He was captured in Bos-
ton one day, where he had the temerity
to appear on the streets in broad day
LIGHT. and sent to London for trial,
which resulted in his conviction and
execution. He was not convicted of
piracy. strange as it may appear, but
of having murdered one of his crew.
whom he struck on the head with a
bucket.
Thus we have in Captain Kidd an
instance Of young man beginning
life as common sailor, and through
his own efforts rising to high posi-
ton. though the precise height of the
gallows is not given. He was scrupu-
lousy neat in his dress and only wore
Kidd gloves. 1t has been claimed bv
some that Kidd was not his real name.
since the song says: MY name was
Captain Kidd, as sailed. as Isailed.n
an intimation that he sailed under
some other name when he wasn't sail.
ing. TEXAS S,ft,nas.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-09-22
THEY MUST HANG.
Decision of the Illinois Supreme
Court in the Anarchist Cases.
The Men Responsible for the Terrible Mas.
sacre at the Chicago Haymarket Told
That They Must Suffer the PEN
atty of Their Crime.

OTTAWA, H., Sept. 14.-There was un-
usual solemnity on the countenances Of
the judges when at $3.50 a. M, they filed
into court. Judge Magruder, in partlcu-
lar, was as white as a sheet, and trembled
visibly. The court room was crowded
AS soon as the crier formally opened the
court, Chief Justice Sheldon opened his
docket in low and oppressive tone, and
announced the advisement of case No. SO.
Instantly there was a buzz, followed by a
deathlike stiffness. Judge Magruder,
still keeping his seat, said but few
words. They We're in the following form:
s'The decision of the court below is af-
frmed as to all the defendants"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-09-22
PiTH AND POINT.

!! Care killed cat. Care is bettors
than the average bootjack.
Minds Of moderate caliber are too.
apt to ignore every thing that does not
come within their own range. -
/ st. Louis has seven thousand
cats, and they are all reckoned int6
the census because they, happen toS
have whiskers. -LosoeH Citizen.
In weeks time the earth travels
over eleven million miles. Fortnnate-
| " there are no wooden bridges ON the
line. NorsoicA Conn } Bulletin.
do not blame the genial hotel
clerk; the big diamond he wears gen
orally belongs to some fellow who
owes for his board. Macon (Ga.) 1ste-
graph
A mans nature runs either to
herbs or weeds; therefore let him sea-
sonablY water the one and destroy the
other. Bacon.
well, has your visit to the sea-
side had the desired effect MADAME"
.Oh, yes, doctor; one Of my daugh-
tiers has become engagedr
An exchange announces. on the
death of lady. that stshe lived fifty
years with her husband, and died in
confident hope of better life.
7eras Sy7ings.
Now the city chap talks soft sweet
ness to the fresh country maiden and
carves their names and two hearts
skewered together on her fathers
prize apple tree. Boston Globe.
What would the modern and fash
ionable young man and young woman
do il they were to marry without
money on one or both sidesP Imagine
couple setting up housekeeping on
bunch of cigarettes and pug dog!-
Io,oeH Citizen.
"A Wise Creator
God gave to man one tongue
80. And twice as many ears,
In order he repeat
But half Of what he hears.
-Oreia Key Bell
First Omaha Dame-t.What q
handsome coupler Second Omaha
Dame" Eyes; they are strangers and
are stopping at the ST. Blank Hotel. !"
Both have such happy faces. don't
suppose either of them knows what
trouble isl ..No; they are only en-
gage yet. -Onaaha World. ~
He was a Jewel when she mar
ried him. Six months later he was
her ..gem" When the matter came
up in the divorce court two years after
she explained that g. 9. m. stood for
.green-eyed monster - WASHINGTON
Critic. a
Mrs. Wayup was telling her guests
the other evening how she was being
persuaded by her husband to have her
hair cut short But she concluded,
II do so hate to part with my hair
just then the five-year-old demon en-
tered. 'sWhat do you want, Johnniep"
.'Why, Nell is upstairs, and she wants
to know which hair you will wear to-
night for she wants the dark shade if
you don't. - Nebraska State Journal.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-09-22

A new cloth employed for driving
and dust cloaks is reversible, being
plain on one side and striped on the
other.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1887-05-05
MADNESS AND DEATH.
Deplorable Result of Husbands
Jealousy.
His wife Loses Her Reason and suddenly
:. Dies, and the Husband Becomes a Raw
ing Maniac.

1ND1ANAroLIs, IND.. April 29.-Mrs. Will
liam Mantle, and estimabe lady of this
city, died last night under circumstances
which have excited the deepest commisera-
tion in her behalf, and great Indignation
against her husband. few days ago the
husband filed suit for divorce, alleging
that Mrs. Mantle had held Illicit relations
with well-known business man,
and later with demand against
him for $4,000 damages, In applying
for which Mantle expressly stipu-
lated that whatever benefit might accrue IN
a judgment against the defendant, it should
be applied solely TO the woman whom he
had cast aside. Since the first suit was
filed Mrs, Mantle has been greatly excited,
and 1t was evident that she was rapidly
losing her mind. Yesterday morning she
was found in the wood shed, where she
had slept all night, and when she was ta-
ken into the house 1t was plain that her
mind was gone. Last night some friends
were sitting up with her when she sud
denly fell from her chair and expired,
having been stricken with paralysis, as a
result of her intense mental excitement.
Mantle learned Of his wifeis death this
morning and became frantic from grief.
Selling gun he started out TO kill the
man whom he charged with all his trouble,
but was captured and guard placed over
him at his house. During the day he be-
came violently insane, and could be kept
quiet only by the use of opiates. When
not under their influence he is unmauage-
able, several men being required
TO hold him in bed He firmly believes
that the man was guilty Of the acts
charged but it is generally thought that
there was no foundation for his jealousy.
A pOst-mortem was held on the remains of
Mrs. Mantle to-day, upon the demand Of
the neighbors, but nothing was found TO
justify the suspicion Of foul play upon the
part Of her husband Her death was i'm
caused by the bursting of a
blood-vessel at the base of the brain, and
this was, no doubt, caused by intense men
tai excitement.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1887-05-05
THE RESERVOIR WAR.
rwo Young Farmers with Old Guns want
TO Clean Out tho Military-The sItua-

Two Young Farmers with Old Guns want
to Clean Out tho MilitRry-The SItua-
tlon.
CrGlh, o., April o7-This morning two
young farmers started ou, from Antwerp
with old guns on their backs aud with the
hvowal Of cleaning out the military, but
were not heard from, and there is not the
slightest danger that there will be any
violent collision between the military and
the inhabitants. No. more damage
to The reservoir his been at
tempted, and all is quiet. The
reservoir is believed by most residents TO
bc a nuisance Tho farmers along tho
border Of the reservoir and the canal
have been under water and their lands
made worthless for years, and they are
ready 10 do most any thing 10 relieve tho
condition of affairs. They have applied
time and again TO the state authori.
ties TO do their duty In repairing the canal,
but without effect The near approach TO
success in the last Legislature made the
failure all the moro c1asperating, and the
farmers whose lands are damaged have
taken the law into their own hands The
two thousand acres which the reservoir
covers would make the bost land in tho
state, but besides this land, which would
revert TO the State the condition OF the res
erxoir makes worthless nearly twenty
five thousand acres Of private lands west
ofthe reservoir. II it had bccn kept in re-
pair and fresh water in it no one would
have objected, but no one has any faith
that ii will be done, and tho people
don't want the canal under any circum-
stancas
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1887-05-05
cam Causes lhe pealh Of IWo Mon.

MoSTIcELLo. LII, April FL. H. Burns,
wealthy and highly respected farmer
was engaged in painting the shingles Of
his barn, which three men were mailing
down. All four were standing on bracket
scaffold, twenty feet from the ground. A
calf running at large with rope around
its neck managed TO wrap the rope several
times around one OF the posts used to sup.
port the scaffolding at an angle Of fifty do.
grces. One of tho workmen noticed the
fact, and was about TO descend the ladder
and liberate the calf, when the animal
made sudden spring, jerked the support
from dnder one end OF the scafrold, prccip-
itating all four Of the men TO the ground.
Mr.. Burns fell with the back of his head
on foundation stone, crushing his skull
and died instantly. Robert Newton was
so badly injured that there is no hope OF
his recovery. The other men were not Sc
riously hurt
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1887-05-05
FIVE MEN SUFF0CATED.
Another Mine Horror In the Penn
sylyania Goal Region.
A pillar Coilapses Cutting on the Miners
from tho Ventilated Part Of the Works.

ASHLAND, Pa, April 27.-The mining
patch on the outskirts of town were
thrilled with excitement this afternoon
when IL was reported that four men were
killed in the tunnel collcry, People left
their homes at once, and men, women and
children hurried TO the mouth OF the
shaft There they were told that pillar
down In tho mine had collapsed, cutting
on five men at least from the ventilated
part Of the mine, and they might bo
sufooated TO death. Brave men went to
the relief OF the imprisoned miners 10 dig
them out Of their underground prison.
When the pillar fell all avenue OF escape
was cut OF. While the men were busy at
work digging for the unfortunates their
relatives IN toars about the mine were be-
moaning their fate. Finally word was re-
ceived above that the unfortunates had
been reached. Tho weeping people be.
came silent In their eagerneks 90 know
tho worst The announcement that the
men had been suffocated TO death was rc
cciyed with loud lamentations Then ono
by one the bodies were hoisted 10 the sur.
face in the cage As tho begrimed bodies
were identified by the stricken wives and
h'tiS. VH'S thr eFtncW hchrttOuCnlng
IN the extreme. The victims are Harry
Gin, irc boss, aged thirty Ave, married.
leaves wife and four childrcni Michael
Bohanna, aged twenty six, wife and
two small children; Harry Marson, aged
thirty-hvc justmarricd month Daniel
Finn, aged thiriy-ilvo years, leaves wife
and eight daughters, the Oldest afteen
years; Ebcnczer Francis, aged about thr-
~, foreigner, only in this country about
six months, and had taken another mans
place as substitute for to-day. The col
liery was operated by the Philadelphia and
Reading Railroad Company.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1887-05-05
LOUISA, LAWRENCE CO.. KY. MAY 5, 1887.
CURIOUS AND INTERESTING.


Statistics Showing the Enormous Circu-
latlon of Grants Memoirs.
HARTPoRD, Conn, April 2s.-During the
exercises in memory Of General Grant
last evening the following statistics in re-
gard TO the manufacture of the personal
memoirs Of General Grant were read: In
binding the cloth books there was A, $50
square yards Of cloth used, or II put in
ono piece IL would make strip one yard
wide and twenty-five and one-fifth miles
long. The gold used in stamping,
lettering, etc. on all styles Of
binding, II coined, would make
$l5,44647. Tho price paid the gold
beaters for this gold was 81, $50 80 There
was 216 barrels OF binder paste used,
weighing about 5000 pounds. There was
27,ss2 sheepskins used, 7,22l goatskins and
l3S calfskins. AS none Of these skins
were split, il represents, OF course, the
killing Of an equal number OF animals.
There were about 3O23l0 reams OF paper
used In the printing, which weighed about
1,Sl3,ssO pounds or 9O6ls tons. This put
into one piece would make strip two feet
wide and l,6s97s miles long. II the books
werepiled up in one row, narrowest way,
that is, the same AS they would stand in
book case, il would take shelf nineteen
and half miles long TO hold them II the
pages OF the books were joined together
1t would make a strip OF paper six inches
wide and 6,f29lI miles long Forty-one
steam presses were working day md
night over 1000 operatives were employ
ed, and over 5000 agents engaged in dis
tributng the book To these latter-w who
were mainly old soldiers and the widows
OF soldiers-was paid in commissions for
the selling the book considerably more
than 81 900 900 In cash
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1887-05-05
FERGUSON & CONLEY. Publishers.
A LEN,ENT VERDICT.
An Assertion That the Jury In the Watt
Schwartz Case Erred, IL mt All, on the
eido ~ Marcy To the CuIprits.

An Assertion That the Jury In the Watt
Schwartz Case Erred, II mt All, on the
side Of Mercy to tho CuIprits.
Commenting on the verdict OF i'm"
prisonment for life pronounced by the
jury against the prisoners on trial for
the murder of Express Messenger
Nichols, the Chicago Herald says:
1t was the instant and unanimous
verdict of the jury that tried Watt and
Schwartz that both were guilty OF the
atrocious murder of Kellogg Nichols.
Such conviction was forced. prob
ably, upon the minds of most persons
who followed the trial as reported in
the newspapers. The verdict was inn
prisonment for life. If these men wero
guilty the death penalty might more
properly have been pronounced upon
them, for the killing of brave man en-
gagged in the faithful performance OF
duty, defending his trust fearlessly and
aggressively until stricken down by
vulgar robbers who, for protection,
probably, from the consequences OF
their crime, became assassins. was not
only an actrocious, it was.also despi-
cable crime. The mere robbery would
have justified the imposition of a long
term of Imprisonment upon the Offend
ers. The crime deepened into murder,
is not sufficiently condemned, the
assassins are not adequately punished,
short of the gibbet. II is odd. then,
that where there was such unanimity
Of conclusion as to the guilt of the
accused and sentence which
might be regarded as merciful
under the circumstances, any sug-
gestion should be offered that the
punishment named by the jury is ex-
treme. The prisoners are entitled to
the usual review, but upon the finding
Of their guilt a finding generally con-
ceded to accord with the fact they are
entitled to no consideration whatever.
If guilty, they may thank their stars
that the jury has been so lenient as to
give them life sentence.
The case seems to have been fairly
tried. The State was Jealous and inde-
fatigable. The defense was the strong
est that could be made. 1t is highly
improbable that the jury has erred. To
seek sympathy for the prisoners while
admitting their guilt is ridiculous In
the horrible crime there WASH t single
mitigating circumstance.